Mercedes M. Yardley
@missmurdermercedes.bsky.social
Bram Stoker Award-Winning author, dark fantasist, family girl, artist, cupcake baker.
Oh my goodness!! DARLING is BEAUTIFUL!! Here’s my reaction seeing it for the first time. There were also adorable little WELCOME TO DARLING magnets that were tucked sweetly away. #newbook #unboxing #southerngothic #horror
Once you've been to DARLING, you've met the Handsome Butcher. Villain. Enigma. Discover his origins in @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social's novella THE WITCHES OF PARADISE, available now in SINISTER SOCIETIES, ed. by Linda Hartley. 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/buyS6 #BookSky #HorrorSky
We're going live in an hour! Want to see my new office? Want to win either a copy of DARLING or something made by my busy little hands? Please stop by!
Ruadán Books@ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 2w agoLAST CALL! Register to join us TONIGHT for the DARLING launch party and don’t miss the amazing, miraculous @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social! 🦌 links.ruadanbooks.com/DarlingLaunch (What’s a stag got to do with it? Read the book and find out.) #BookSky #HorrorSky
I am extremely excited to announce that I signed with Simon and Schuster to make an audiobook for Love is a Crematorium. I was able to personally hand-pick the narrators and it's just so exciting! It's planned for an early October release. Yay! Yaaaaaaay!!
My face when my therapist says she's reading my book and it's all making sense. She was reading Pretty Little Dead Girls: A Novel of Murder and Whimsy.
Mostly out of this baby! Working mostly on stamina now. Progress seems slow, but every step (hahaha) counts. ;)
Yes, Darling is available on NetGalley! <3
Ruadán Books@ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 2mo agoDid you know @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social's Darling is available on NetGalley? Small town horror meets domestic thriller in this Southern Gothic cautionary tale about how some homecomings should be avoided. NetGalley: links.ruadanbooks.com/DNG UK: links.ruadanbooks.com/DUK #BookSky #HorrorSky
Today is the last day to preorder DARLING for 25% off at Barnes and Noble! This applies to the audiobook, as well. Use code PREORDER25. Premium members also get an additional 10% off. Please share! <3
Friends, it has been quite some time since I've been here! I've crawled out of my hole mostly intact, although I'm missing bits and pieces of my body and soul. A few setbacks health-wise and I'm still in the wheelchair, but that will only be temporary. It's good to be alive! <3
My story "Asylum Arletta" is my love letter. <3
James Chambers@mothman13.bsky.social · 3mo ago@missmurdermercedes.bsky.social, Mercedes M. Yardley, shares the story behind her story, "Asylum Arletta" in my all-new horror anthology, ABANDONED: ASYLUM. Check it out on the starter of kicks: www.kickstarter.com/projects/902...
Cover art reveal! This is the new cover art for my book DARLING. This art was created by Jennifer Hrabota Lesser. Isn't it stunning? Preorder it at Ruadán books to receive a discount and a Welcome to Darling magnet!
Hello, friends! It's good to see you. I was horrifically ill and almost died and had to have some minor body parts cut off to live, but here I am. And life is beautiful. <3
Ahh, today is the cover reveal of the new and improved DARLING! Preorders are open and a gift is included!
Ruadán Books@ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 5mo agoWe're delighted to share the cover for DARLING by @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social, a small town horror meets domestic thriller in metaphysically off-kilter rural Louisiana. Out 09.08.26! Pre-order early & receive a “Welcome to Darling” magnet: 🌕 links.ruadanbooks.com/darling #BookSky #HorrorSky
The Knife Thrower's Assistant by Sergio Martinez.
This is tomorrow! It's a short, one hour program with a quick shot of readings. Come spend a literary lunch hour with us. ❤
My kiddo is totally into Silversun Pickups. <3 #williamssyndrome #autism #lasvegas
So for you little gorehounds... TW for talk of blood and eyes. I'm hemorrhaging in both of my eyes. We thought we'd handled it with cauterization and injections, but no. Monday I go in to get injections in BOTH EYES at the same time and I'm tapping out of life for the rest of the day. #horror
This will be so much fun! <3
Kristina Ten@kristinaten.bsky.social · 7mo agoUpdated lineup for the Strong Women, Strange Worlds event March 6! Readings, giveaways & good times on a Friday. Wherever you are in the world, you can swing through 🖤 W/ @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social, @janemondrup.bsky.social, Rachel Rodman, Mina Ikemoto Ghosh, me! #swswqr @swsworlds.bsky.social
First Friday QuickReads is at noon EST on Friday, March 6! I'm so delighted to read. You can preregister at StrongWomenStrangeWorlds.weebly.com. #SWSWQR #horror #fantasy Darling, may I read you a story?
"Writing novels sure is easy, I thought, and for a long time I actually believed that." Discover the Big Idea behind Jeff Somers' FIVE FUNERALS on John Scalzi's blog, Whatever: 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/ffbigidea (Many thanks to @scalzi.com & Athena Scalzi for the feature!) #BookSky #WriterSky
This is a great roundup with extra links to personal reviews. I'm so delighted that Love is a Crematorium received a mention!
Candi Norwood | Horror Writer | Book Reviews@candikat.bsky.social · 7mo agoFrankenstein retellings from @joshrountree.bsky.social and @danielolivas.bsky.social, lyrical prose from @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social, and more literary horror recs! #BookSky #HorrorSky #FilmSky
This was a staple for us. I remember sitting in our Seattle apartment with our friends, eating pizza and holding tiny Niko on our laps. We thought some things were definitely mean, but man, have we come a LONG WAY in the last 20 years! I remember every single incident they talk about on this show.
We put our house on the market a few hours ago and already had five showings. I'm so happy and sad! We're feeling some Big Feelings. Want to see where three Bram Stoker Award-winning works were written? Where I baked cookies? Where we roller-skated indoors? www.zillow.com/homedetails/...?
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Join me at @swsworlds.bsky.social March 6 for a virtual spec fic reading! Six writers, eight minutes each. Lunch-break-sized and free to attend! W/ @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social, @lauraannegilman.bsky.social, @janemondrup.bsky.social, Rachel Rodman, Mina Ikemoto Ghosh, me! Register below. #swswqr
Come join us! <3
Ruadán Books@ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 7mo agoTONIGHT! 6:30 PM ET, the Sinister Six join @csecooney.bsky.social & Carlos Hernandez on Fiction:Impossible! links.ruadanbooks.com/FIS6 @cindyoquinn.bsky.social @erricknunnally.bsky.social @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social @comicazimike.bsky.social @horrortom.bsky.social @inkwellmonster.bsky.social
@jasoncavallaro.bsky.social JASON!!! Congratulations!!!!!!
Hey, I'm back after an unintended hiatus. We have a new house! Last night I fell asleep in my hammock. <3
